Are Temptations Good?
A mother was teaching her 3-year old daughter the Lord's Prayer. At bedtime, she repeated after her mother the lines from the prayer. Finally, the little girl decided to go…
A mother was teaching her 3-year old daughter the Lord's Prayer. At bedtime, she repeated after her mother the lines from the prayer. Finally, the little girl decided to go…
Mr. Smith picked up the wrong umbrella in a hotel lobby and the umbrella’s rightful owner came over and called his attention to it. Embarrassed, Mr. Smith offered his apologies,…
Comedian George Burns (1896-1996) was invited to a big dinner to celebrate his 95th birthday. One of the speakers got up and said, “What is so unusual about our guest of…
There is a story about a man who sought out a spiritual guide for advice. The guide welcomed the man and proceeded to pour him a cup of coffee. When the cup…
How many of us recognize ourselves in the Gospel that was proclaimed at church today? (Luke 5:1-11). Jesus gets into Simon Peter’s boat and teaches the crowds from the boat. He…
So often we have heard the words of St. Paul on love in his Letter to the Corinthians. This is today’s Second Reading (1Cor. 13:4-13). I always enjoy hearing a new…
Whether you’re in college or are an adult living your adult life, we all know that eerily peaceful feeling of going back home. You go for a weekend to celebrate…
The Gospel this weekend is one where you can really use your imagination. You yourself can enter in and out of the Wedding Feast at Cana (John 2:1-11). All of a…
Sixty-three years ago in 1959, John Howard Griffin wrote the best-selling book, Black Like Me. It was the story of how Griffin darkened his skin with medical treatments and traveled through…
Have you ever stood somewhere at night where it was perfectly dark all around you? You looked up into the sky and your jaw dropped in amazement at the wonder…